- Toothpick cactus
Taxobox
name = Toothpick cactus
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Cactaceae
subfamilia =Cactoideae
tribus =Browningieae
genus = "Stetsonia"
genus_authority = Britton & Rose
species = "S. coryne"
binomial = "Stetsonia coryne"
binomial_authority = (Salm-Dyck ) Britton & RoseThe toothpick cactus ("Stetsonia coryne") is a
species ofcactus and the sole species of itsgenus ("Stetsonia"). The plant originates from the low northwest deserts ofArgentina andBolivia ."Stetsonia coryne" grows to a height of 2.4-10 m tall. It has white blossoms in spring or summer. [ [http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64119/ Dave's Garden] ]
ee also
* [http://www.tacethno.com/info/trichocereus/agurell.html Alkaloids of Trichocereus Species and Some Other Cacti]
References
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